Graeme Wilson (diplomat)
Australian rules footballer
Graeme Wilson (15 December 1953 – 2 September 2014) was an Australian diplomat and public servant. He served in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra, Central America, the Solomon Islands, Nouméa, Paris and Vanuatu. At the time of his death he was Australia's High Commissioner to South Africa.
He was also an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
When working in France, he used to play cricket for the Paris University Club.
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